August 17 2022

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During this day (August 17 2022), the phase of the moon is Waning Gibbous with an illumination of 66.19%. This is the percentage of the moon that is illuminated by the Sun. During August 17 2022, the moon will have an age of 20.60 days old. This number shows how many days it has been since the last New Moon.

Waning Gibbous Phase

This is the first phase following the Full Moon. It lasts approximately 7 days with the Moon’s illumination growing smaller and smaller each day until the Moon reaches the Last Quarter phase with an illumination of 50%. Moon rise for this phase is between 9pm and 00 am depending on the age of the phase. The moon rises later every night and it sets after sunrise in the morning time. During this phase the Moon can also be seen in the early mornings on the western part of the horizon.